Lanterns are actually intended to illuminate. Accordingly, it is usually candles that are in it. But that's not the only way to show off these pretty accessories. If you don't want them to light up, you can also use other decorations and design the lanterns to suit the season. Autumn offers a number of materials that you could use for this purpose and today we will show you a few ideas on how you can decorate a lantern for autumn - very easily, without much effort or expense.
Fill lanterns with fall fruits
As already mentioned, autumn offers numerous fruits that you can use if you want to decorate a lantern in autumn,starting with ornamental pumpkins, from cones, chestnuts and acorns to leaves and twigs with or without berries. And all of these things don't even have to be real if, for example, you want long-lasting autumn decorations. In the decoration shop you can also find artificial versions that are cheap and in no way inferior to the real ones.
Beautiful autumn decorations with flowers
Just because spring and summer are over doesn't mean you can't create something pretty with flowers. Even in autumn, nature offers a wonderful display of flowers, mostly in warm colors. Dried flowers are particularly suitable if you want to decorate a lantern with flowersmake yourselfcan. This not only allows you to see the inside of ato conjure up beautiful autumn and winter decorations, but you can also decorate the outside with flowers. How about hydrangeas, for example?
Decorate a lantern for autumn - idea for indoors with a base
Place lanterns, in groups or individually, on an interesting surface when using them for interior decoration. This not only adds another interesting accent and provides space for a few more decorations around it. It is also very convenient when you need to dust. You can rearrange the entire arrangement thanks to the support (e.g. tray, wooden disc, wooden box, wire basket).
If you use a box or basket, choose a model with low walls so that the lanterns can be clearly visible and their contents are not obscured. It is also convenient if the container has handles, especially if you decorate it with lots of heavy things.
Put a vase in it
Replace the candle with a pretty vase and decorate it with anything else you like. Not only dried and cut flowers are suitable for this. AlsoBranches with berriesThey look wonderful and represent autumn perfectly. Top it all off with a small pumpkin or pine cone!
Decorate the lantern for autumn - additional decoration for Halloween
Do you also enjoy this spooky and interesting festival from the USA? Then a decoration to match would of course be wonderful. You don't have to put away all of your fall decorations just for this one evening and then put them back again. Instead, just add Halloween decorations. This adapts perfectly to the autumnal arrangement.
So you can hang spider webs over the lanterns and decorate the lantern for Halloween or just here and therea few batsdistribute. Or place a carved pumpkin next to it. It doesn't take much effort to transform an autumnal lantern into a spooky one.
Lantern decoration with a difference – cool idea for the wall
Do you want to decorate a large lantern? A wonderful idea! But how about hanging them on the wall instead of standing them up as usual. The idea is perfect for the veranda or terrace as well as indoors. A modern and simple model with large glass panes and narrower frames would be ideal so that the arrangement inside can be seen even better, but of course any other model is also suitable.
If you have a tall model, be sure to really make use of the height. Place a long bouquet of flowers or, as in the example, made of dry grass. For example, do you place a few pumpkins on the floor or perhaps a small stack of wooden discs? Experiment with what you have and create an autumn composition that everyone will look at with pleasure.
Check out some more inspiration below that you can use for your purposes.
You can use a berry wreath or another type of fall wreath to place the lantern inside to create an interesting table decoration.
Corn cobs for filling
Simple idea with white pumpkins
Simple materials with a beautiful effect
